Hello everyone,

I will be flying from the states to Paris and arriving early in the morning. I then have a connecting flight to Johannesburg at 11:15 the same evening. Is it possible to get a hotel room at or near the airport for just 6-8 hours? Flying from the east coast I'll only have a few hours to sleep on the way over and will definitely need a nap and shower before getting on another long haul flight. Thanks for your help.

I am not positive but someone had posted elsewhere there is a hotel chain near CDG that has what you're asking about. I think it may be the Ibis.

There are lots of hotels within a short shuttle ride from the airport. Here's a list:

http://paris-cdg.com/hotels.html

And there's one - a Sheraton - that's actually right AT the airport.

I think you'd need to pay for a full night's stay, though.

You might want to post this query on the airlines forum as well.

One word: soundproofing. Airport hotels vary widely with regard to how much jet noise gets in.

You might get a better day's rest in town. Maybe take the Air France shuttle to Gare de Lyon and rack out at a little pension around the Marais. Or the RER to Luxembourg in the Latin Quarter.

If you want to squeeze in a little sightseeing, the <i>Paris Visite</i> card will get you downtown on the train plus unlimited M&eacute;tro and bus travel for &euro;16.75